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7 June 2016
My creative past: Jo Nead
As we approach Arts Award Week, the theme of which is Our Creative Future, our Youth Network share their creative pasts, and the paths they've taken to get to their current positions; as young, successful, creative explorers.
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7 June 2016
Is literature more accessible now than ever?
With the rise of literature festivals, are we getting closer to, or further from accessible reading?
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6 June 2016
Thoughts on Comic Con
It was the first time I went to MCM Comic Con. I hope it won't be my last!
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3 June 2016
We need to stay in the EU
The EU isn't perfect, but voting to leave would be insanity
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27 May 2016
Boris Johnson: The man, the myth, the duplicitous clown
The teflon coated man does not impress me, does not speak for me, and does not fool me. I see through Boris Johnson, and I don't like it.
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26 May 2016
A celebration of the EGOT
If I asked you, can you name five people who are EGOTs, what would your answer be?
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26 May 2016
My Brighton Fringe
A great art scene, buzzing crowds and new discoveries about love. It's been almost 3 weeks since my visit to Brighton Fringe, and of course, I want to go back.
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26 May 2016
Readers rejoice: there's a new bookworm app in town, and it’s called Litsy!
Described as 'Goodreads meets Instagram', Litsy is more social media focused than the former and unlike the latter, it is exclusively bookish.
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24 May 2016
Cover to Cover: Literary Yorkshire
Into reading? Then Yorkshire is the place to go. Many times the inspiration for a great novel, the Northern country has also spawned its fair share of terrific British writers. So where can you go to revel in all this glory?
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21 May 2016
Gold Arts Placement - interning at a film and TV production company
Since graduating in Summer 2015, I've looked at getting work in the film and television industry.
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21 May 2016
Gold Leadership - Co-ordinating the Gold Hub
In December 2015, I was asked to take on a co-ordinator on a new project funded by Trinity College London called 'Gold Hub'.
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19 May 2016
Getting into Acting
My name is Peter and I am doing my Gold Arts Award with Peshkar. This is my Unit One Part D Form and Communicate a View.
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18 May 2016
Gold Arts Practice - production designing a short film
Ordinarily, my interests lie in screenwriting.
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17 May 2016
Autism, art & me
Autism, ASD or Asperger's Syndrome affects around 700,000 people in the UK, and fortunately enough, I'm one of them.
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14 May 2016
Get Gold by just doing
Getting your Gold Arts Award is all about getting it done. It's a very practical and enjoyable qualification which is more about the activity than it is the writing!
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12 May 2016
Literature and mental health: Part 3
I'm now a long way into Warwick University's Literature and Mental Health course on Future Learn, and have started to really consider how books could be used on a wider scale. How do we prescribe reading?
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29 April 2016
Need To Know: TailrMdeLvn
Modern music - especially, let's face it, Hip Hop Music is heavily criticised for lacking creativity or originality. But what happens when artists break out of the factory settings? TailrMdeLvn, that's what.
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26 April 2016
Deja-View: Star Wars: A New Hope and Star Wars: The Force Awakens
This is a special edition of De Ja-view where instead of 10 reasons I'll be doing 20 (they really are very similar!). If you haven't seen the film yet beware of spoilers...